opened in
Sendai, Japan, in 1981. The collection has as its primary focus works associated with
Miyagi Prefecture and the
Tōhoku region
The , Northeast region, or consists of the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. This traditional region consists of six prefectures (''ken''): Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi, and Yamagata.
Tōhoku reta ...
more generally, from the
Meiji period
The is an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868 to July 30, 1912.
The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudal society at risk of colonization ...
to the present day, and also includes paintings by
Wassily Kandinsky
Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky (; rus, Василий Васильевич Кандинский, Vasiliy Vasilyevich Kandinskiy, vɐˈsʲilʲɪj vɐˈsʲilʲjɪvʲɪtɕ kɐnʲˈdʲinskʲɪj; – 13 December 1944) was a Russian painter a ...
and
Paul Klee
Paul Klee (; 18 December 1879 – 29 June 1940) was a Swiss-born German artist. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism. Klee was a natural draftsman who experimented ...
. Artists represented include
Aimitsu,
Kishida Ryūsei
is a Japanese politician serving as Prime Minister of Japan and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since 2021. A member of the House of Representatives, he previously served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2017 and ...
,
Matsumoto Shunsuke,
Nakamura Tsune
(3 July 1887 – 24 December 1924) was a Japanese yōga painter best known for his portraits of Sōma Toshiko including ''Girl, Shojo'' (1914).
Life
Nakamura Tsune was born in 1887 in what is now Mito City, into a family that had served ...
,
Takahashi Yuichi
was a Japanese painter, noted for his pioneering work in developing the ''yōga'' (Western-style) art movement in late 19th-century Japanese painting.There were many Japanese painters who tried Western painting and Western style painting in the ...
,
Yasui Sōtarō, and
Yorozu Tetsugoro.
See also
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Sendai City Museum
The is the main museum of Sendai, Japan, and is located in the former Third Bailey of Sendai Castle.
The museum displays various artifacts related to the Date clan and the history of Sendai. Date Masamune's famous suit of armor and artifacts re ...
*
List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Miyagi)
This list is of paintings designated in the category of for the Prefecture of Miyagi.
National Cultural Properties
As of 1 July 2019, two properties have been designated Important Cultural Properties, being of national significance.
Pr ...
References
External links
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The Miyagi Museum of Art*
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The Miyagi Museum of Art
Museums in Miyagi Prefecture
Art museums and galleries in Japan
Sendai
Art museums established in 1981
1981 establishments in Japan
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